Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5471
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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Taman
M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Taman
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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy. Large spiral galaxy about 21 light years away in the constellation of Ursa Major.

The beautiful "Fibonacci" spiral is on a colossal scale, spanning about 170,000 light years! It is similar in size to the Andromeda Galaxy and much larger than our own Milky Way.

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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Taman

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